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This isn't a Republican or Democrat issue. Focusing on one party over another in this fight is a self-defeating strategy. Why not simply focus on the politicians who have put their name on the bill regardless of party affiliation? Start here: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-3261

Why the surprise? Netizens keep pushing a narrative that it's the Typical Evil Republicans that are behind SOPA, but there are as many Democrats that support it as Republicans (in fact more Democrats as of right now).

Yes, it was originally sponsored by a Repub but the Senate version was sponsored by a Dem.

SOPA, inherently, is anti-conservative. Conservatives (real conservatives at least) don't want internet regulation whatsoever. If you look back during the 90s, it was the Clinton administration that first explored "controlling" the internet, a suggestion he pushes to this day.

And you can see that in the numbers. The Republicans that are really conservative (Bachmann, Paul, Issa, Ryan) all oppose it. The Republicans that support it are mostly Big Government establishment types.

The article about Clinton is really misleading. He's basically saying there should be a nonpartisan internet media outlet created to fact check things that are reported on internet media sites.

He's not saying anybody should censor or take down sites that express views he doesn't agree with.

He said he wants to create something like NPR and PBS, but for the internet. This is nothing different then the already exsisting fact checking websites.

How is this "controlling" the internet? It doesn't sound like censorship to me. It has nothing to do with SOPA or the like. This is a right wing blog making a mountain out of a mole hill.

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BTW I'm not singling out right wing blogs for being the only people who distort the truth. Places like Alternet do this crap all the time where they take a few tidbits of truth and create a huge web of fear mongering bullshit out of them. Its wrong regardless of what side the person is on.

That's somewhat true, but he also stated that it should be taxpayer funded (MSM source). Once you do that, you're making it subject to government control and oversight. The internet doesn't need any watchdog/factchecking mechanisms other than the dozens that already exist organically.

He was also a big supporters of internet regulations in the 90s. For instance, he supported the Communications Decency Act. Most of the bad parts were taken out of that, fortunately, but not for his doing.

I'm not trying to gang up on Clinton. There are plenty of Dems and Repubs who want to get their fingers into controlling the internet. More than anything, I'm disappointed that so many self-titled conservatives haven't taken the lead on opposing this.

If you care to debate those points in the threads in which they originated, do so there. They have nothing to do with this issue. I hope you do choose to debate them. Like the other guys, I'll mop the floor with you.

He even goes so far as to repeatedly claim he is against SOPA, while also mocking and harassing those who oppose SOPA

Come again? I am against SOPA as I've stated in numerous posts. What I've opposed is organized boycotts based on misinformation. A lot of the GoDaddy boycott was ginned up before people had the facts. I've also opposed public "enemies lists" where any company that doesn't publicly decry SOPA is vilified and harassed. You can believe that SOPA is wrong and yet oppose McCarthyist tactics at the same time.

"Real" conservatives don't exist. The american political right has co-opted that term in this country to mean whatever they support. And what they support is intense, pro-corporation regulation. They "say" they are against regulation, but they definitely want to regulate industries and people to benefit their businesses. If they really didn't want regulation, they'd be closer to siding with Ron Paul than shunning him.

Trying to manipulate you how? Because this one issue is one that isn't split down party lines then suddenly people are manipulating you? Yes, secretly everyone in this thread is a conservative lying about their position of SOPA until you join the party and learn the truth!

I can only speculate that the above comment was downvoted by a combination of conservatives and people who don't want non-tech politics in the technology subreddit. Not some conspiracy to brainwash you.